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Re:Turkish police seize 1.4 kg of radioactive californium in... by Balero on Monday March 19, 2018 @10:57AM (#16618811)
I suppose there will be a major markdown from this coming from the black market. It's not like a new TV in that it can be easily explained away. I can't imagine trying to bluff where I got >$1Bn worth of radioactive material.

I would also think the lack of accounting and paper trail would limit it's uses.

Also holding onto this material would be expensive and potentially dangerous (especially if it was being looked for), which I imagine would lead them to take a lower than market price.

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Re:Turkish police seize 1.4 kg of radioactive californium in... by jsjohnst on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:28AM (#16619109)
Right, but the wording of the article said “worth $70M” then went on to describe the worth as something different. I’m not disputing the amounts (even though all of it seems suspect), just pointing out that they aren’t in agreement with each other.
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